Pick up a princess to be your wife

"Huh?" Li Mu didn't hear clearly.

“I said, if you’re really capable, go and propose marriage to my father,” He Xianzhi said.

He Xianzhi knew so many people, but Li Mu was the first one he knew.

This guy seems serious, but he's actually full of bad intentions.

He tries to take advantage of her whenever he gets the chance, which can be quite annoying at times.

But her feelings for Li Mu grew stronger.

Li Mu already has a mistress at home, so if Li Mu really marries her first, wouldn't she really become Li Mu's concubine?

That won't do. If she really marries Li Mu, she must be his legal wife.

If Li Mu wants to marry her, he has to propose to her father.

Given Li Mu's current situation, not only would her father not agree, but given his personality, he would also kick Li Mu out.

If her father doesn't agree, Li Mu might marry someone else first.

It's a dead end, that's all.

“You’re all grown up now, it’s time to make your own decisions. Your marriage is a major life event that you should decide for yourself. Choose a good partner and grow old together,” Li Mu said.

“Don’t try to fool me. Marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers. If I were to secretly pledge my life to someone else without my parents’ consent, wouldn’t that be disloyal and unfilial?” He Xianzhi said.

"You're marrying for yourself, not for your parents," Li Mu rolled his eyes.

This girl is still somewhat old-fashioned.

“I can choose a good husband, but does that mean my husband shouldn’t propose to my parents? Whoever wants to marry me must first get past my father. Even princes and noblemen are no exception. Not just anyone is qualified to marry me, He Xianzhi,” He Xianzhi said.

She wasn't being arrogant; in fact, she was being quite modest.

He Xianzhi is twenty-three years old this year. In the aristocratic class, it is common for men to be unmarried at twenty-three. However, it is rare for women to be over twenty and still unmarried.

In the aristocratic class, He Xianzhi could be considered an older single woman.

He Xianzhi's close friends, who were around her age, were mostly married.

He Xianzhi was still unmarried because her father looked down on the sons of the aristocratic families.

He searched the entire world, but there was no one who could meet He Chou's approval.

There's no shortage of talented princes and nobles.

There were countless suitors who came to propose marriage to He Xianzhi.

He dared to refuse not only marriage proposals from top noble families, but also those from the royal family.

"You have pretty high standards," Li Mu said, narrowing his eyes slightly.

He Xianzhi opened his mouth, but ultimately did not continue speaking.

If I were to say everything, it would seem like I'm showing off.

Seeing that He Xianzhi remained silent, Li Mu put his hands behind his head, leaned against the inner wall, and began to close his eyes to rest.

The terrain of Lingnan Road is relatively narrow and long, with a narrower north-south orientation. Yaoguan Pass is located in the north, more than 300 li away from Luyang County, which is not far.

If you ride at full speed, you can make a round trip in a day.

As long as the roads are clear and the journey is relatively fast, a caravan of horse-drawn carriages can reach Yaoguan within three days.

"Young General, Li Mu escorted a batch of supplies today and just set off. It looks like he's heading north," Ge Desheng said as he ran up to Xiao Yunfei.

"You haven't even solved your own problems, yet you have the mind to worry about others?" Xiao Yunfei said coldly.

During the last attack on Tiger Head Stronghold, Li Mu gave Xiao Yunfei a plan, but Xiao Yunfei did not adopt it.

However, the bandits used the same tactic again, so Ge ​​Desheng suspected that Li Muhe and the bandits were colluding with each other.

After all, Li Mu and the bandits had cooperated before.

Xiao Yunfei naturally shared the same suspicions.

However, he had no evidence and was completely unsure of Li Mu's methods, not knowing what the other party was up to.

When Li Mu attacked Tiger Head Stronghold and was ambushed by Tiger Head Stronghold, he did not defect.

Otherwise, how could two thousand people have escaped back then? The number of deaths would probably have been much higher.

Now they should be considering how to get the refined iron back.

They didn't even know the specifics of Tiger Head Stronghold, or how many people the enemy had, so they dared not attack Tiger Head Stronghold again.

"Young general, why don't we stop their convoy and see what supplies they're transporting?" Ge Desheng suggested.

"And then?" Xiao Yunfei asked.

“Li Muming is in the antique business, but he must be involved in other businesses behind the scenes. If we knew what goods they were transporting, we would understand them better,” Ge Desheng said.

Originally, Yu Rong was in charge of checking people entering and leaving the city.

Xiao Yunfei has no authority to manage local government affairs, but he controls the army, and now, in these extraordinary times, he is also qualified to strictly check the people and horses entering and leaving the city.

He really wanted to know Li Mu's background.

Therefore, Xiao Yunfei decided to stop him for a while.

Just as Li Mu's convoy arrived at the North Gate, a regular army rushed over and blocked the convoy at the gate.

Li Mu climbed out of the carriage and saw Xiao Yunfei riding a tall horse.

"General, why did you stop us?" Li Mu asked.

"Case review".

Xiao Yunfei waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers were about to search the supplies loaded on the carriage.

"Wait a minute."

Li Mu stepped forward unhurriedly and said in a deep voice, "Why did you lead your men to catch up with me instead of setting up checkpoints at the city gates, General?"

"I'm going to inspect the goods you're transporting. Why should I explain? Inspect."

In fact, Li Mu is not afraid of being investigated.

Even if Xiao Yunfei knew he was escorting strategic materials, so what? Could he confiscate his belongings?

Li Mu had already clearly seen through the situation in Yang County.

The imperial court couldn't intervene, and the prefectural governor's office didn't have the resources to manage it. Under these circumstances, whoever had the strongest fist was the boss.

Clearly, in Li Mu's eyes, Xiao Yunfei was just a good-for-nothing with little ability.

"General, what if I don't allow you to check me?" As soon as Li Mu said this, Hei Fu was the first to draw his sword.

The rest of the people drew their swords.

The soldiers also drew their knives.

For a moment, tensions rose between the two sides.

"As the garrison commander of Luyang County, I have the authority to inspect passing supplies. If you resist, it is tantamount to treason." Xiao Yunfei's face was extremely gloomy.

You, Xiao Yunfei, sacrificed a thousand precious lives for your own selfish interests. Instead of reflecting on your actions, you come here to argue with me.

Forget about treason; in this environment, it's nothing more than bullying others by abusing power.

“General Xiao, we followed you in suppressing the bandits and have earned some merit. Now you’re stopping your old subordinates and deliberately making things difficult for them. I’m afraid you’ll lose their support,” Li Ertie said.

"You only need to cooperate with my investigation. If there are no problems, I will let you pass freely. But you insist on obstructing me. Do you have something to hide?" Xiao Yunfei said coldly.

Just as the two sides were at an impasse, He Xianzhi stepped down from the carriage.

She stepped gracefully past Li Mu, bowing slightly to Xiao Yunfei.

"Meet the young general."